Drama / Israel / 2011 / Hebrew & English, with English subtitles.
After years of living apart from her dad, Libby, an introverted yet sharp-witted teenager, is sent to live with him is Israel. Her arrival coincides with the outbreak of the second Lebanon war. Libby quickly discovers that her dad, Shaul, is an infantile eccentric, and that he is 'in-between apartments' (in other words, homeless). Shaul comes up with a creative plan to put a roof over their heads - they pose as...
Film Events
Fri, 06/21/2013 - 7:00pm
Alicia Ashman Branch
Fri, 06/28/2013 - 6:45pm
Alicia Ashman Branch
Hazuki may be near-sighted, but he knows true beauty when he sees it. The delicate form of flower shop owner Rokka draws him in like a bee to honey. Hoping to cultivate a relationship between them, Hazuki takes a part-time job at her shop only to discover two huge thorns preventing the nurturing of any romance. The first, the fact that Rokka is still grieving for her late husband Shimao, would be enough to snip most men's ardor short, but it's the second that really threatens to make Hazuki'...
Fri, 07/05/2013 - 6:30pm
Pinney Branch
The movie for July is Oz: The Great and Powerful
A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches.
This movie is rated PG. Anyone under 13 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Light refreshments will be served.
Fri, 07/05/2013 - 7:00pm
Alicia Ashman Branch
Drama / Brazil, Argentina, & France -- Portuguese with English subtitles
Like every morning, Madalena makes bread for Antonio's old coffee shop. Like every day, she crosses the railways where no trains have passed for years; she cleans up the gate of the locked cemetery, and listens to the priest's sermon before sharing lunch with the other old villagers. Clinging to the image of her dead husband and living in her memories, Madalena is awakened by the arrival of Rita, a young...
Fri, 07/12/2013 - 6:45pm
Alicia Ashman Branch
Welcome to Edo, a town where the finer things in life are strictly forbidden. You can't have fun, you can't earn money, and you certainly can't strap a princess to a rocket and blast her into space - but none of that will stop Seikichi. Making things explode is his calling, and if the little man with the big rocket can send his lady to the moon, the city of Edo just might become bearable again.
screening permission and image courtesy of Funimation, ...
Tue, 07/16/2013 - 6:30pm
Hawthorne Branch
Sustainable Atwood Presents: Green Tuesdays
Enjoy free screenings of films, presentations, and conversations about our world and how we can make it better, together. Every third Tuesday of the month at the Hawthorne Library. Part of a series presented by Sustainable Atwood and sponsored by The Natural Step Monona Green Tuesdays and Thursdays project.
http://www.sustainableatwood.org/
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Fri, 07/19/2013 - 7:00pm
Alicia Ashman Branch
Drama / Argentina, Spain, and Brazil -- Spanish with English subtitles/2011
Argentina, 1979. After years of exile, Juan (12) and his family come back to Argentina under fake identities. Juan's parents and his uncle Beto are members of the Montoneros Organization, which is fighting against the Military Junta that rules the country. Because of their political activities they are being tracked down relentlessly, and the threat of capture and even death is constant. However, Juan's daily...
Fri, 07/26/2013 - 6:45pm
Alicia Ashman Branch
In the final years of the Bakumatsu, wandering mercenary Yojiro Akizuki travels the length and breadth of Japan. While he employs his sword in the usual fashion, he also uses it help him locate supernatural items which he pursues with single-minded determination, often with bloody results. In the course of his quest, he crosses paths with a traveling theater group whose members have their own dark agenda. Is it a chance meeting, or the result of an undiscovered conspiracy?
screening...
Fri, 08/02/2013 - 6:30pm
Pinney Branch
View a newly released DVD or a classic favorite on the big screen. Movies may be rated PG-13. Anyone under 14 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Please call up to two weeks ahead to find out title. Light refreshments will be served.
Fri, 08/02/2013 - 7:00pm
Alicia Ashman Branch
Drama / South Africa / Zulu, Hindi, and English -- with English subtitles / 2011
How could a recently orphaned, 10-year old homeless South African boy ever be called Lucky? Over the grave of his dead mother, Lucky makes a promise to make something of himself. Leaving the security of his remote Zulu village for the big city with the hope of going to school, he arrives on the doorstep of an uncle who has no use for him. Lucky then falls in with Padma, an elderly Indian woman with an...
